Clothes-line



(Moden.)

A. D. MGCALLEN.

CLOTHES 1.11m. 110. 444,123. 'Patented Jan. 6, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT EETCE.

ALBERT D. MCCALLEN, OF EEFINGIIAM, ILLINOIS.

CLOTHES-LINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,123, dated January 6, 1891.

Application tiled July 19,1890. Serial No. 359,335. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT D. MCOALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Effingham, in the county of Efiingham and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Clothes-Line, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates especially to clotheslines, and the object of the same is to provide a pinless clothes-line of improved construction over devices of a similar nature heretofore existing.

To this end the invention consists of the improved construction hereinafter more fully described, and illustrated in the accompanyings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a section of my improved clothes-line. Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof.

Referring to the said drawings, the letter B designates the body of this improved line, which is made in links of galvanized iron or steel wire, as shown.

At each end of the straight body B is formed aloop L. The inner end E of the loop extends upwardly to a point above the body, thence horizontally, as at H, thence downwardly, as at D, and is then formed into a complete ring or eye I, which is bent outwardly from the line of the body, as best seen at the left of Fig. 2. The outer ends of the opposite loops in each link are bentin different directions, so that one end of each loop will stand at about a right angle to that of the other. The bodies of the loops, however, are formed in the same plane. The right-angled position ofthe ends of the link allows the loops to stand in the same direction or plane when several of the links are connected together to form a clothes-line; but the rings I, being bent outwardly, will stand a slight distance from the body B.

In use, after the clothes-line has been properly put up, a piece of clothing C is thrown over the line, as seen in Fig. l, moved behind the parts E H D, and the ring I raised and passed over the line, so as to securely hold the piece of clothing in place, the resilience of the loop L holding the parts in close contact.

If the clothing or other article to be hung out is very thick, the ring I need not be passed over the body B, as the springing action of the loop L will be sufficient to hold the clothing in place. The outward bend given the ring I permits the clothing to be moved between it and the body B without tearing.

Considerable departure may be made from the specific details above described without aecting the spirit of my invention, and such departure I reserve the right to make.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The herein-described clothes-line, the same consisting of a number of connected links, each link comprising a straight body B, loops L at its ends, and upwardly-bent part E at the inner end of each loop, a horizontal piece H, extending inwardly from the upper end of said part E and standing normally above the body, and a downwardly-bent part D at the inner end of said horizontal piece, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein-described clothes-line, the same consisting of a number of connected links, each link comprising a straight body B, having spring-loops L at its ends, and eyes I at the inner ends of said loops standing normally outward from said body, the shanks of said eyes standing at right angles to said bodies, whereby they may be passed over the same, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT D. MGCALLEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. Lov, J. A. AVERY. 

